It's been a few weeks but I'm back on TWoL again! Nick here, I took a little bit of a hiatus as I was traveling a lot for work and then went on vacation but I'm happy to be back!

This week Steve, Toonces, and I discuss all things festival and Phish. As the title eludes too, Toonces has been a traveling man too but alas he was going to see music and parties while I was going to see conference rooms and all inclusive resorts.

Toonces made his 7th year in a row at Gathering of the Vibes! This marks his 6th year in a row working ticketing and while the crowd seemed down slightly the process to get in went much smoother than last year. With the exception of some rain on Friday the weather was nice, cars were easily flowing in and people seemed pretty relaxed. Rosanne Bar took the opportunity to turn the festival into her place to announce she's running for President, if wooks know how to vote you can bet she just earned a few votes. Toonces also had the opportunity to meet a rare breed of "mama bird" wookette, listen to the podcast for details on that.

The very next weekend Toonces was off to Floyd Fest for his second year in a row! This festival is super super green, to the point that they don't even sell beers in plastic cups and you have to use reusable "canteen" style cups. This festival was complete with fire breathing dragon car, and wooks trying to sling h3tty crystals to little kids.

Steve is heading to a festival soon as well called Catskill Chill in NY. If you're in the area TWoL recommends you check it out, details can be found at http://www.catskillchill.com/. The lineup looks pretty good with YMSB headlining and some other mixes of genres.

Phish tour leg 2 is about a week away from kicking off! I'm heading on "California Tour" to hit up the Long Beach show and the first 2 nights at Bill Graham in San Francisco. I'm hosting a "tweetup" at Whiskey Thieves to RSVP or for details on the event, sign up here. These tickets are tough to get so if you weren't lucky enough to score some you can hit up couch tour. LivePhish.com has announced a webcast for all three nights. You can watch a individual night for $15 a show or get all 3 for $39, there's even a package where you can buy the tour tee. On a related note we saw some folks arguing on twitter, etc. about the webcast and whether it's a good or bad thing because of the supposed "curse" when a webcast occurs. Feel free to leave us a voicemail with your opinion, 419-NO-WOOKS is the number to dial.

Speaking of voicemails, thanks to those who left one, we appreciate you taking the time! Thank you to everyone for your support, we'll see you on lot!

This week's show was a bit of a departure for TWoL. We recorded on a Sunday night and without a script of any kind. Listen in as Steve, Toonces and I wing it and talk about what we've been up to during the month of July. We cover the end of Phish's leg 1, particularly Jones Beach and SPAC. (Check out our Phish tour pictures here). Then Toonces fills us in on Furthur at Merriweather and various RVA shows. Watch our Twitter starting this Wednesday and through the weekend to see his coverage of Vibes. In this episode you will also hear a ticket check/lot report mash up. Thanks as always to those who called in and don't forget our number when you are out at shows: 419.NO.WOOKS. And a special shout out to those who live streamed this week and participated in the show. We couldn't do this without our fantastic listeners. Until next time, stay cool everyone!

Hey everyone, TWoL is back and we have a lot of ground to cover for this episode. We last checked in at the First Tube Poster Show, which was a lot of fun. Since then, we hit up nTelos and had a correspondent for the Ohio >PA >Ohio run. Big ups to our buddy Carini for covering that weekend for us. TWoL proper will be back for Jones Beach, but in the meantime we will have you covered for Deer Creek and Alpine Valley. Our buddys Ali and Erica will be taking the controls, so be sure to keep us locked on your twitter. We have some good voicemails this week. Be sure to hit us up at 419-NO-WOOKS to keep us up to date on your travels. Finally, we run through some of TWoLs destinations in the near future. Give this episode a listen and get the full scoop.

Take care everyone. And remember: Lushington signs at Jones Beach 7/4 will be appreciated.

This past weekend, during Phish's stellar three day Atlantic City run, the Mothership Art Collective presented the First Tube Poster Show and TWoL was on hand, reporting live. The show was held on Saturday at the Trump Plaza Casino and featured more than a dozen artists from across the country, selling posters, pins, tee-shirts and all manner of other Phish and music related art. The event was a great success pulling in an estimated 1,000 fans. The artists and fans alike were in great spirits and the buzz in the room was positively electric. Steve ran the show for TWoL, while Toonces and I worked the crowd. Listen in to the edited version of the live stream to hear interviews with artists and fans. This is a great listen for those who missed the event and for those who want to relive it. Thanks to Pete "Phanart" Mason for inviting TWoL and to the Mothership Art Collective for putting on such a great event. I am already looking forward to a bigger and better event on the next tour!

Beyond the poster show, we give the basic rundown about Bader Field and Atlantic City in general. Since this was recorded Saturday afternoon, there is not much to say about the shows. For a full recap on all the music, be sure to tune into the next type 2 cast.

Hey Everyone,
Since there is no show this week I wanted to kick down a quick update to the TWoL Nation.

Phish tour is just two days away and we will be on the scene reporting from Worcester. Look to us for colorful commentary on the scene outside and any major highlights from inside. Keep our Twitter & Facebook feeds handy for said updates. I won't be bringing the studio with me, so no live streams on this outing (sad face).

Mr. Miner posted this morning about a mobile app called CrowdsEye. It appears to be a scavenger hunt based, social network type game. A Phish tour themed hunt begins tomorrow and runs through September 16th. Prizes include free tix, posters and copy of Miner's book. I'll be sure to download the app and see how it works. Expect a review on the next episode.

None of the #TWoL crew will be at Bonnaroo this year, so be sure to send us in a lot report (419-NO-WOOKS) and we will play it on the air. Next stop for us is Bader Field in Atlantic City, which is where our first tour broadcast will be. We are pleased to announce that we will be streaming live from the First Tube Poster Show at Trump Plaza on June 16th, around noon. We hope all of you will stop by, check out some art, and say hello. For those tuning in live, we will be in video and hope to bring you some artist interviews as well as the usual TWoL shenanigans and insight.

It's myself and PhanArt. He's been on many a TWoL before. We talk about his recent trip to Hangout Fest and my trip to the Googa Mooga. We run through your voice mails. There's some deep analysis re: Phish tour > tickets, the poster show, and tweetups. Lastly, no Steve/Pete TWoL would be complete without all the necessary Bisco updates. What does this mean for you? Laughter. Tears. Awkward moments.

"An amusement park of food and music" was erected this weekend in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. TWoL was lucky enough to score tickets to both days of the fest's inaugural run. Expectations were high considering this was the brain child of Superfly Presents, the company behind Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. Prep was pretty easy Saturday morning, considering the park is in walking distance of #TWoL Studio BK and the weather was objectively perfect. All we needed was some cash, our IDs, and sunscreen.

The gates opened at 11am but we arrived at the park just before 1pm. Entry was easy at this time and we did not wait more than a minute to have our ticket scanned from the Eventbrite iPhone app. Once inside, our first order of business was to get a beer. Our crew of about eight headed over to the nearly empty craft beer tent, excited to try a new brew. Unfortunately, it wasn't that easy. Detour 1: needed to get an "over 21" wrist band. Detour #2: needed to get "GoogaMoola" (a credit card type thing) as the craft beer tent was not accepting cash.

Lines for both the wrist bands and Moola cards were quite long, which was demotivating at this early hour. Even worse, we learned that the ID check tent was out of bands, and that the Moola's tent's computer system was down. Were were able to find a rogue ID checker who had us banded in no time, and we 86'd the Moola cards and went to the beer tents that accepted cash. With the card system down, the festival switched over to a ticket system. Again, these lines were long and not worth the effort, IMHO. The cash beer stands had a decent selection, with choices like Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold and Peak Organic Summer Session. Prices were only slightly inflated over standard Brooklyn fare at $7-$8.

Now by this point, the grounds were about half full, and there were about 20 min lines forming at all the beverage stands and the choice food stands. The crew chose to go with the "divide and conquer" method in order to meet our initial beer and food quota. I grabbed a Chihuahua Dog from Crif Dogs. The line was short, and therefore well worth the 7 bones. The only other food I grabbed from the fest was a Sloppy Joe from Dickson's Farmstand Meats. There was no real line when I walked by, so for $5, I got my Joe on. Tasty, and it provided some needed afternoon nourishment (read: beer stabilization).

I wish I had more to report on the food front. As the clock struck 3pm, the park was probably at capacity and lines for all cash services were longer than I was willing to deal with. The general consensus of our crew was that it would be easier to get food from any of these vendors home stores. Most of the restaurants featured at Googa Mooga live in Brooklyn or Manhattan, so not worth the time and festival tax to try more than the above mentioned delicacies. That said, we actually got in one of the pizza lines, but opted to leave the festival and just get a pie delivered to us at a friend's apartment in Park Slope.

On the music front, I don't have much to report either. There were two stages and I spent some time at each. Sound was vibrant, the grass was soft, and all the people were friendly. I was only familiar with Holy Ghost! and The Roots, both of which I missed out on due to our early departure. I don't feel particularly remiss about this, as entry was free and I have seen these acts before. Had I paid to get in, I would have probably stayed, and I'm sure this review would be largely different.

It seems to me that the free admission and high capacity led to some of the problems for Googa Mooga. Less people, less lines, less waiting = better experience. Unlike most festivals that draw on the artist lineup to sell tickets, this was more about the beer, wine, and food, which was just a chore to obtain after a while. I imagine that the Extra Mooga experience was not marred by long lines. The $250 upgrade provided a secluded experience, with free food and booze and extra activities and music. These tickets did not sell out, which isn't too surprising, as that is, in my opinion, a relatively steep upgrade. Had it been $250 for the whole weekend, I imagine it would have seen a lot more takers.

On a positive note, the overall vibe was great, the event was child friendly, and they even had a bike valet. There were plenty of ATMs and bathrooms, neither of which ever had lines. The grounds were in great shape, and litter of any kind was hard to find. Police were present though seemingly unneeded. Everything was easy to navigate and they allowed for re-entry.

As I get ready to head to the park today, I will change my plan of attack. With me will be a Nalgene of water, my "Over 21" wristband that is still intact, enough cash to score two beers and the expectation to only grab one food item. The weather is beautiful again and excitement is high for Hall and Oates.

This week, Steve and I were joined by a special guest from the Midwest, Josh Korin. After some brief housekeeping news (hint: keep your eyes peeled for more blog posts and written content from TWoL in the upcoming months), we dove right into the breaking news of the day. The initial artist announcement for Jamcruise 11 was announced today and features moe., MMS&W, and funk galore.

Next, Josh filled us in on UMbowl III, which happened last Friday night in Chicago. He was in attendance and gave a glowing review of the event. Check out his official review here. There's also some great audio and video floating around for those who missed the show.

Next we did a quick ticket check for Phish tour legs 1 & 2. If you need tickets for nTelos, Jones Beach, or Bill Graham, hit up cashortrade.org, otherwise regular old Ticketmaster will do you. We also got a nice voicemail from the Wanee Festival, with a rave review of Buddy Guy. Now that festie season is starting add our number to your phone: 419.NO.WOOKS. We wanna hear from you!

We also gave you a rundown of upcoming festivals that we haven't covered yet:

It’s not often that a concert occurs exactly where and when you want it to. This past Friday, 04.20.12, at the Roseland Ballroom, however, the EOTO show did just that for me. On this hippie holiday, one of the biggest party nights of the year for some, the super dark, packed dance floor was the perfect atmosphere for EOTO’s intricate beats and state of the art light show.

EOTO consists of Michael Travis and Jason Hann, also known as the drummers from jamband giants the String Cheese Incident, playing electronica. Now in its sixth year, EOTO has stepped up its stage show this spring by performing from within a giant lotus flower. This 17 foot lotus fills the stage and encompasses the band while providing the backdrop for an intense light show.

Perhaps the Roseland just accomodated the lotus better, but the light show and set up seemed to have evolved slightly since EOTO's show at Philly's Electric Factory a few weeks ago. The designs projected on the lotus change rapidly and encompass a broad spectrum of images, from a surrealist colored outdoor scenes, to a montster-like creature with giant teeth and hundreds of small eyeballs, to scenes taken straight from a party with everyone's hands in the air. The lighting effects are certainly impressive, innovative and beautifully achieved, but at times can be distracting from the music. Maybe that is the whole point though: the music and lights complimenting each other, taking turns as the focus of attention but neither ever completely dominating the other. As for the music, this show seemed to stay closer to the house end of the electronica spectrum. As always, EOTO was upbeat and danceable and I personally found it more easily accessible than other EOTO I have heard which can stray more deeply into dubstep.

The show was 18+ but most of the crowd seemed to be in their early 20's, as is to be expected at a show that also featured opener Phutureprimitive and headliner Shpongle with his DJ set, the Masquerade. I'd especially like to thank the sweet young lady who unexpectedly kissed me to apologize for bumping into me on the dance floor. In case you were wondering, EOTO's coming to your town this spring and they'll help you party down: http://eotomusic.org/upcoming-shows/

Drum roll please.....the second leg of Phish summer tour 2012 was finally announced today and we honestly aren't sure what to think of the schedule. The long awaited announcement held some new surprises with the key word being new. Phish is playing 6 venues and 1 state that they have never played before. They're also starting the second leg the same way the first began, with an appearance at an indoor venue. Tupac and Dr. Dre would be proud cause California is definitely getting some love. Tour kicks off in the LBC on a Wednesday night, not sure how well this show will sell. On the other hand there is a 3 night run at the Bill Graham Auditorium in San Francisco that is the TWoL pick of the tour for the only hard tickets.

The long standing Phish trivia question of what states has Phish never played has been reduced by one, Oklahoma is finally getting some love. TWoL is calling out the Oklahoma City show as the sleeper show of the tour. The venue is call the Zoo for christ sakes, how can Phish not throw a crazy show after waiting 28 years to play the state and then playing a venue called the zoo? One word for any hippies heading to the Oklahoma show or the Birmingham, AL show...careful. Law enforcement tend not to take to kindly to brahs and sisbrahs wooking out in that part of the country. To get a more in depth look at the venues check out this comprehensive overview that Hidden Track put together.

Now for some non-Phish news. Emilie recently went to see Furthur in Boston and while their playing was a little lackluster overall it was a great venue and good times were had by all. In untz news Conspirator is back on tour so if you're ready to get your flat brim kicking check out their tour schedule.

TWoL will be taking next week off unless some ground breaking news happens. Make sure to leave us a voicemail with your lot reports and we'll play them on air. Also please fill out our poll this week and let us know your plans for 2nd leg of Phish Summer Tour 2012.

Hey, kids! This week yields a h3tty dose of bro with Steve squared going all Type II, nailing the transitions, and bringing you the news you need.

Both hosts had a healthy dose of music this past weekend, with UNO at EOTO/Shpongle and Toonces checking out PGroove. The shows were h3tty and the crowds were young. Way young. EOTO and Shpongle are touring pretty heavily right now, with dates together and also doing they own thang. PGroove has a few shows left before they hit festival season. All and all, we had a good time at both shows and got pretty in depth with the reviews. Don't miss out.

Next we transition to some of our favorite, and what should be your favorite, things. Here’s the rundown:
-Our friends at GlowStickWars are having a bitchin’ Back to Tour Sale, with 20% off everything. That includes a few brand new, reusable items. Save money, save the earth, make it rain. And enter to win a 3-Day pass to Summer Camp while you’re at it.
-Umphreaks with tickets will be elated to hear that the UMBowl III ballots have been unveiled. Go on and get your vote on for your favorite 1st Quarter All Request Set songs and the 4th Quarter Raw Stewage Set jams. Check out the ballots this way.
-Have you ever seen a documentary for Phish heads by Phish heads? Maybe So, Maybe Not. That’s the title of a forthcoming movie by filmmaker Noah Wilderman. It’s about who Phish phans really are. We can’t really recall a movie about Phans before, so let us know if we’re mistaken. It could be memory loss due to our old age. You can check out the trailer here and we’ll have a review once the film is released.
-On Monday, Gathering of the Vibes released their initial lineup. Holy guacamole it looks sick! Dead rumors are sure to abound with all members in attendance and there’s plenty of great bands packed on to the bill. Toonces will be there, will you?

We all know UNO loves a ticket check, even a half of a ticket check. That’s what you get this week because nothing has changed since last week. NOTHING. Leg 2, anyone?

Lastly, Steve and Steve breeze through a couple of quick notes on festivals down south. Way down south. TWoL is happy to announce they will be at Mayan Holidaze. UNO is dedicated to bring you the live coverage you crave and promises the most epic end of the world face time convo ever. Mentally prepare yourselves. Jam Cruise has begun the prebooking for next year’s floating festie. We recommend you get on it. At the very least, throw your hat in the ring for four free passes courtesy of Magic Hat. Or don’t … this way we have better chances of winning ;-)

That’s all for this week. If anyone knows how to play Zombie/Wook/Alien please let us know. We just can’t remember. Must be the old age.

This week's episode is jam packed with information about this summer's happenings. First, we bring you a ticket check on all the leg 1 summer Phish dates. Basically, nTelos and Jones Beach are sold out but everything else is still up for grabs.

Next, we tackle all the Festie updates from the last few weeks. Check out the full episode for details and our take on the following festivals:

First and foremost, Phish tickets go on sale tomorrow morning! If you got screwed in the lottery, and from the looks of the twitter updates we've seen you didn't, hop on tomorrow bright and early. One thing to note is that SPAC tickets will have a 3 day "package" ticket you can go for on LiveNation. Good luck to all, and remember if you wook out and oversleep it's your damn fault you didn't get those h3tty pavilions brahs. Don't say that TWoL didn't try and help you out with the heads up!

If scalping is your thing Phish.net had a great recent post about how to obtain scalper software at the low low cost of about 4k. Personally I think we should get some of us together pitch in and buy the software, get great seats, sell them to our friends or put them on Cash or Trade, and beat the scalpers at their own game. Time to stop bitching and do something about the problem. Leave us a voicemail and let us know if your interested in pitching in. 419-NO-WOOKS is the number.

In other Phish news 2/17/90 has been posted onto youtube and includes almost 2 hours of footage. If you've got some time to kill we recommend checking it out, remember it's 1990 in the video so the quality is what it is but it's been remastered so it looks pretty damn good for being that old. Check it out!

If you're into drinking beer and who isn't, you need to check out this cool new service that allows you to tweet a beer to a friend and paypal the money to cover it. We thought "hey we like beer" and "hey this is pretty cool" so we decided to include it in this weeks episode. Have fun tweeting and drinking!

Moe.down is celebrating their 13th festival and can you believe there's been 13 of them? We were kind of taking back there has been so many but I guess time flies when you're jamming out. The are returning to their original location of Snow Ridge, NY this summer. If you got the means and the ways we recommend you check out Moe.down!

So somehow we stumbled across this site called ThisIsMyJam.com and thought it was interesting. It's similar to Spotify in you can create a playlist but the premise for this site seems to be that your play list is only one song? Not sure what else the site is all about, feel free to check it out and give us feedback if you like, don't like, or if you know more than we do.

Rock n' Roll Resort is going on again this year and it looks like Sphongle is headlining. Steve and Laura went last year and had a good time, the venue has changed this year so we're not sure how that will affect things but it's sure to be a good time if you're into the untz.

We had a few great voicemails this week, thanks to those that took the time to leave us a lot report. Remember to give us an update on the shows you attend and tell us about the scene! Thank you to all our listeners we really appreciate your support, we'll see you next week on lot!

Happy Phish tour announcement week kids!! It's the most wonderful time of the year besides, well, tour itself.

But first, a big congrats to TWoLer Stuart White, winner of our Aura Music Festival ticket giveaway. Stuart won a pair of tickets to this festie, being held down in FL March 9-11. Remember to follow TWoL on Facebook and Twitter and keep your eyes peeled for upcoming ticket giveaways and you could be our next big winner.

As I'm sure all of you heard, Phish summer tour leg 1 was announced in typical Phishy fashion yesterday, on Leap Day, with a hilarious and only slightly disturbing video detailing Fishman's pre-tour training regimen. The tour includes stops at many of Phish's favorite stomping grounds like Deer Creek, Alpine Valley, SPAC and Jones Beach. There is also some kind of mini-festival stop in Atlantic City (don't forget your Maltese Falcon). You can request tickets through PTBM until Monday, March 12th. Listen along as we discuss each stop, the flow of the tour in general and TWoL's plans for the summer.

Also in this episode we discuss Ticketmaster's new iOS app, released just in time for Phish on-sales. In more ticket news, Bonnaroo and Phil Lesh had some major ticket debacles in the last few weeks. And in festival news we talked about the All Good and Mountain Jam lineups.

And of course, we heard your voicemails. Including perhaps the most epically crude voicemail that TWoL has ever received. Don't miss this one! And don't forget to call in and profess your love to us (or to just leave a plain old fashioned lot report) at 419.NO.WOOKS.

Big news of the week is the long awaiting first wave of artists announcements at Bonnaroo. Heavily rumored headliners Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Phish were kangfirmed. This year there is a ton of camping, ticketing, and food options. One new thing is the Groop Camping, and no that's not a typo it's actually spelled with two O's to play off the festivals' name, Bonnaroo. If you've got a ton of friends we suggest you look into Groop Camping, it's closer to Centeroo and a guarantees you camp next to your friends no matter when they arrive. Nick is planning on going and of course he will be going VIP RV so he can stay wook free! TWoL recommends you do the same! Also don't forget tickets go on sale this Saturday, Feb 18th at noon EST.

Keeping with the festival news the AURA Music Festival is going on outside of Orlando, FL on March 9th-11th. TWoL will be giving away a pair of tickets to the festival. Follow us on twitter, @thisweekonlot and post that you would like to go to the @auramusicevents. And / or you can follow us on Facebook and leave a comment on the post from this episode. We will randomly select a winner by 2/27 and announce on the show the next night.

In Phish news this week there hasn't been any tour dates announced (save Bonnaroo) but there was some new merch on the Phish Dry Goods site. You can now purchase Fishman dress inspired iphone and imac skins and hardcases. Steve just bought a iphone case and swears he won't get this one...but I'm betting it shows up at his doorstep sooner than later.

This week we are asking our listeners to call in and leave us messages about Bonnaroo. It can be anything, thoughts about attending this year, previous Bonnaroo stories, advice, etc. The number is 419-NO-WOOKS so make sure to program it in your phone!

TWoL turns a century today, that's right we've done ONE HUNDRED episodes and that doesn't count the twenty or so special reports! For our big episode we decided to gather the whole crew together, from the OG crew of Steve and myself to Noob Laura, Emilie, Toonces, and now Katie. We'd also like to mention that providing TWoL for the past 2.5 years has been a ton of fun but it also comes at a cost. We would like to thank Heady Things Inc. for donating to us this week, we appreciate the kick down. If anyone else wants to throw a few bucks our way you can use this link to donate or if you would like to be a sponsor for an episode(s), email us.

It was a bit crowded both with people and with news to talk about, so let's dive right in! As the title eludes to this week is all about the rumor mill and first up on this list is Phish in Vegas. Nick has a "sourcey source" that has kangfirmed Vegas was originally booked but has since been cancelled. While this source did not provide a reason it's safe to say that today is Feb 7th and for the sake of planning and selling tickets an April Fools Vegas weekend run is not going to happen.

As it stands today there are two festivals with Phish rumors surrounding them. The first, and most likely of the two, is Atlantic City in June. Some city council members have already spilled the beans and mentioned that Phish would play at a 2 day concert there this summer and the rumor only seems to get stronger as time goes on. The newest point of contention seems not to be if this festival is happening but if camping will be an option. Personally for my tastes you couldn't pay me enough money to sleep in an Atlantic City field, but to each brah their own.

The 2nd festival that has been thrown around is Bonnaroo and now there is even a rumor about Phish playing a sunrise set. Basically the whole TWoL crew is not convinced that Bonnaroo is going to happen but if it does Nick will be flying solo and staying in a VIP RV. So there's that...

Bethel, Portsmouth, and Deer Creek are also heavily rumored venues for Phish this summer. While Bethel and Portsmouth are likely, Deer Creek is the only that is pretty much kangfirmed. The official twitter account for the venue tweeted that Phish would be playing 2 nights this Summer but didn't say which ones. Deer Creek has some serious history with Phish and they almost always seem to bring their A game so it's good to see they will return.

In untz, bluegrass, dance, improv news EOTO has announced a new tour that kicks off in Boston, MA. Apparently there is also going to be a h3tty 3D mapped screen setup, see the tour link for more details on what will actually happen. If you're on the east coast this weekend make sure to check this show out!

The Hang Out Festival kicks off in May down in Alabama and the lineup looks pretty solid. Also you get to party right on the beach and who doesn't want to do that? The Electric Forest Festival has also been announced and the VIP sounds uber h3tty, you can actually stay in an air conditioned cabin. Forget renting and driving an RV, now you can stay in a hotel like atmosphere right on site.

The Earwolf guys have been doing a few podcasts about Phish, mainly Harris trying to get Scott to experience a show and come to like them. So far they've done 4 episodes you can find the latest one on their site. It doesn't exactly paint Phish (and their fans) in the best light but take it for what it's worth.

Thank you to everyone who has left us voicemails, both this week and throughout the past 2.5 years. We couldn't do the episodes without the support from our fans and we appreciate you taking the time to leave a lot report. We look forward to bringing you 100 more episodes!

Four hosts, Steve, Emilie, Toonces and Katie, came out to celebrate our 99th Episode tonight. In case you missed his awesome special report from the boat Steve gave us a quick rundown of his Jamcruise experience. Dressing up at shows people, it's the new black.

We quickly moved on to Emilie so she could run out and catch the superfly Rick James & the Name Changers. Stay tuned to Twitter and Facebook to hear updates from all her upcoming New England area shows.

Next Steve and I talked about the Umphrey's McGee 14th Anniversary run last week in NYC. Umphrey's is on fire right now, if the scarcity of tickets outside was any indication. Toonces also reported what sounds like a fantastic Railroad Earth show down in Virginia last weekend.

We had one voicemail this week, discussing a rather unfortunate experience in NYC following the YEMSG run. We wanna hear about your 2012 shows! Call us anytime at 419.NO.WOOKS.

Finally, of course, we discussed Phish rumors. With so many floating around right now (Bethel, Atlantic City, Vegas...) who knows what is true. But it is probably time to start booking refundable hotel rooms! Also, it's time to start planning your summer festival schedule. On the TWoL radar: Camp Bisco, Summer Camp, Gathering of the Vibes and Floyd Fest. Finally, we look ahead to 2013. These kids wanna go to Mayan Holidaze and need an in! Let's make a deal...

Well, TWoL is back on land and we are happy to report that a great time was had by all. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Scott Bernstein from Hidden Track and Neil "The Joker" FonteYes from Coventry Music Blog in my balcony cabin on the final day of the cruise. The three of us covered a little slice of everything: from the pre-shows in Fort Lauderdale, to the layout of the stages, to the ports of call, and of course the musical highlights. We all had been on the boat before, and as is popular opinion, agreed this was the "best year yet." No surprise, we ultimately recommend that everyone goes at least once. However, that doesn't mean this episode is all fluff. There is always room for some improvement, and we end the episode with advice for newbies and what we would like to see different in the coming years.

Were you on Jam Cruise also? Leave us your thoughts below or send us a voicemail at 419-669-6657 to be played on the next episode. Please enjoy the gallery of some pics that I took below, and be sure to check the last post for some other thoughts and more photos.

Howdy TWoLers!
Katie here, just got an update from Steve and Noob Laura who are currently pulling away from Jamaica on Jam Cruise. Steve sent along a ton of pictures and a few quick impressions of the music to whet our appetites before he can give his full report next week.

Seems like boat life is pretty sweet. A room at the back of the boat with a balcony is a win. Food situation is acceptable, better than anticipated.

Night 1 featured Break Science, Umphrey's, Heavy Pets and Lettuce.

On Day 2 there were a variety of panels and plenty of time for the gang to play with moogs and theramins (amazing!). Zach Deputy played with members of Toubab Krewe and Railroad Earth, but Galactic and EOTO apparently owned Night 2, which also featured a zebra theme.

Day 3 the boat hit Haiti. Musical highlights included the Omega Moos, Ozomatli with Karl Denson, Soulive, Col. Bruce Hampton holding it down in the Jam Room, and Trombone Shorty.

That's all for now kids but there's plenty more Jam Cruise to come. We'll keep you posted with any more updates in case you weren't all jealous enough already.

Rage on!

Katie

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And just like that, YEMSG is over. But we still wanna talk about it. This week, Steve, Katie and Toonces tackle some hard hitting news topics: the ticket situation, the rainbow unicorn army, new MSG layout and security, train tacos, and other stuff that also happened. Musically this may have not been the best run of the year, but the MSG party never disappoints.

Thanks to the listeners who called in from Phish, moe., and STS9. We still wanna hear about all the other NYE shows across the land. It's never to late to call in a lot report at 419.NO.WOOKS.

In other news, Phil Lesh finally found a home for his ramble style Terrapin Crossroads. The first performances are scheduled for March 2012. Road trip anyone??

Led Zeppelin cover band extraordinaire Bustle in Your Hedgerow returns to Brooklyn Bowl on January 26th and 27th. Featuring Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Scott Metzger and Joe Russo, this is a Brooklyn tradition not to be missed!

And finally, Jam Cruise anticipation has reached fever pitch! Steve and Noob Laura sail this Monday so stay tuned for updates and special reports from the boat.